Scotland
By Irish
- 6 Mar, 2009
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sent to me by john in scotland. taken on 2nd march 2009
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omg~reminds me so much of Northumberland!very Christmassy Eileen!
6 Mar, 2009
Where in Scotland is that Eileen ?
6 Mar, 2009
it is in Renfrewshire Hywel, not far from Glasgow
6 Mar, 2009
Thanks Eileen. I was only asking because Beryl's grandparents were Scottish. I thought maybe it was near where they were from , but it's not. They were from Ayr and Aberdeen.
6 Mar, 2009
~my great grandmother on my dad's side was from Ayrshire~went into service at age 13 and then got married and had nine children living in Lowestoft where my dad was born.
6 Mar, 2009
Maybe you're related to Beryl Arlene. lol
Well you both like fuchsias :o)
6 Mar, 2009
ive spent time in both Ayr and Aberdeen Hywel.
lol wouldnt that be funny if they were related
6 Mar, 2009
Do you mean Lowerstoft Suffolk Arlene ..
That is a christmasy photo Eileen , and we thought it had all gone .!
6 Mar, 2009
It's a small world they say Eileen :o)
6 Mar, 2009
~That's right Amy~he moved north after the war because he met my mum whilst posted up there~we used to go there a lot on holiday~still have relatives.
6 Mar, 2009
My great grandma was Mary Shields 1848 to 1926 her father was John but can't find any more info~think the family was from Ireland Eileen~the only country I don't have relatives from is Wales Hywel !
My mums father was Kelly I think but am waiting for the 2011 census to do a better trace.Can go back to 1641 on my dad's surname which was Roberton~no males to carry on the surname~all the girls had boys and all the boys had girls~isn't that weird!
6 Mar, 2009
Well you live here instead Arlene. lol
The name Shields isn't in Beryl's family. Oh well - never mind . We can still share fuchsias :o)
6 Mar, 2009
~that's true Hywel and I have a welsh daughter!
6 Mar, 2009
:o)
6 Mar, 2009
My daughter lives about 10 miles from Lowestoft Arlene .
6 Mar, 2009
I'm waiting for the census too Arlene. - lots to find out.
I wonder what Eileen thinks of us using her photo for this conversation ? lol
6 Mar, 2009
It's a small world Amy! I have fond memories of the area where my gran lived where there were these lovely water lilies~big spreads~ absolutely gorgeous!I still have the picture clearly in my mind.
6 Mar, 2009
~I know Eileen is a very tolerant lady and won't mind!
6 Mar, 2009
That's a relief. lol
Thanks Eileen :o)
6 Mar, 2009
i think its great Hywel, im enjoying reading all the comments.
Arlene , you might be interested to know a lot of the surenames over here used to have O before them , like my name ,,,, o halloran.
some took the O out dues to superstition, they reckoned the O brought bad luck
6 Mar, 2009
Interesting about the superstition Eileen....what a fabulous photograph !
6 Mar, 2009
A lot or Welsh surnames developed from the word ap or ab in front of the father's name - meaning ' son of ' . So you get names like Powell, - ap Howell; or Bevan, - ap Evan etc. But it was more usual to adopt the English method - so you have Howells or Evans instead of Powell or Bevan. I wonder why they thought the O was superstitious ?
7 Mar, 2009
interesting about the Welsh names Hywel. im not sure where the superstition came from,, just know some peole thought the 0 was bad luck
7 Mar, 2009
Shame that is. :o(
7 Mar, 2009
~the English forms Jackson,Robertson,Anderson etc are the same Hywel and of course you have the occupations like Smith,Baker,Miller,Cook ,Forester
etc~fascinating!
7 Mar, 2009
Yes I have some books on surnames. It's very interesting. In my ancestry thet's a Mary William. Her father was William David. His father was David something probably. It was before they had settled surmanes.
And there are nicknames thet stuck - Long , Snow etc.
7 Mar, 2009
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oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh that looks so cold......
6 Mar, 2009